Electric bus
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New (2004) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Neoplan trolleybus.

An electric bus is a bus powered by electricity.

There are two main electric bus categories:

• The trolleybus is a type of electric bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles.
• The onboard stored-electricity bus:
  • Battery electric bus
  • Gyrobus.

Trailer-hitch on a large vehicle

Promotion

Tindo is an all-electric bus from Adelaide, Australia. The Tindo (aboriginal word for sun) will get its electricity from a solar PV system on Adelaide's central bus station. Rides are free as part of Adelaide's public transport system ^[1].

See also

• Battery box
• Battery pack
• Electric vehicle
• Jump start (vehicle)
• Hybrid electric buses
• Shuttle
• Supercapacitor
• Traction motor
• Wikipedia:WikiProject buses

References

1. ^ http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1245/

External links

• EERE electric bus fleet guide.
• Electric buses.
• http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/zbus06/res0628.pdfPDF (28.2 KiB) (CARB).

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